New (taller) turbines do significantly better than 30% capacity factors. The weighted average for 2014 vintage projects was above 40% with individual projects

New (taller) turbines do significantly better than 30% capacity factors. The weighted average for 2014 vintage projects was above 40% with individual projects exceeding 50%. https://dqbasmyouzti2.cloudfront.net/content/images/articles/LBNL_Wind_4.png https://dqbasmyouzti2.cloudfront.net/content/images/articles... We've made a ton of progress in siting and engineering of wind turbines.